All ready for painting. Worked all day. Had a great day and achieved heaps.Though the Folly is looking mighty full... Ready for the garage sale, Emily to take her gear or to box it up in the loft.Great day.Ready to start puttying and then painting the spare room.Found heaps of Mum and Dad's books on Rome, Florence etc. Had a good night reading those.

Those that know me and my wonderful house will know that I have taken 12 years to hem those curtains!Should have done it sooner (!)They look fantastic.

Work today.Picked up my Sketchers shoes at Fountain Gate.Bought the tiny travelling clothes line.Checked out suitcases (again!)

Nothing much.Cold, wet winter's day in Melbourne.Finished the painting in the back sunroom/bedroom.Got the sewing machine out to hem all the curtains....it wouldn't work.After all these years, I think I finally get what Mum said about making sure that he machine was oiled!Anyway, cleaned up the room.Will try to sort out the machine on the weekend.Friday tomorrow.YahCarolyn

73 days until I board the plane to London.Looking at the temperatures in Cardiff in October...cold 15 degrees.Thinking about taking extra shoes and a warm jumper!Also decided to take some black boot polish so I can look spic for the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Richard11 in Stratford on Avon on 18th October.With David Tennant.Soooooo excited.Spoke to Amanda the Travel Agent today.Balance to be paid 21/6/2013.Need to get adaptor cord that loads photos f...